The Southern Superstars beat the Central Gladiators on day three of Cricket South Africa’s Cubs Week in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Cormey van der Watt and Bongile Mfunelwa top-scored for the Southern Superstars reach, while Riley Norton and Liyema Waqu took three wickets each.
The Coastal Conquerors beat the Eastern Warriors, as Ntando Zuma hit the third century of the 2023 Cubs Week en route to 121 not out.
The Northern Champions beat the Western Legends, as Divan Engelbrecht and Martin Khumalo shone with the bat and ball, respectively.
2023 Cubs Week, day three – summarised scores
- Southern Superstars 246 all out: Cormey van der Watt 71, Bongile Mfunelwa 44 not out, Sange Mbuto 33, Juan James 30; Christoper King 3/37, Sipho Potsane 2/33;
- Central Gladiators 102 all out: Dean Bacher 39; Riley Norton 3/16, Liyema Waqu 3/33. Southern Superstars won by 144 runs.
- Eastern Warriors 255 all out: Jean Upman 70, Tre Gilbert 61; Aryan Gopalan 3/42, Nqobani Mokoena 2/24, Jake Carstens 2/49;
- Coastal Conquerors 261/6: (Ntando Zuma 121 not out, Jason Muirhead 37; Daniel Ristow 2/44. Coastal Conquerors won by four wickets.
- Western Legends 185 all out: Bathabile Mashigo 44, GJ Maree 35; Martin Khumalo 3/22, Leo Sadler 2/21, Hernus Marais 2/30;
- Northern Superstars 187/5: Divan Engelbrecht 86, Bhamji Suleman 38, Simele Maye 34; Joe Meyer 1/12. Northern Champions won by five wickets.
Cubs Week teams and players – provinces they represent
- Southern Superstars – Western Province, Boland, South Western Districts
- Central Gladiators – Gauteng, Mpumalanga
- Western Legends – North West, Northern Cape, Free State
- Coastal Conquerors – KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal Inland
- Eastern Warriors – Eastern Province, Border
- Northern Champions – Northers, Easterns, Limpopo
Cubs Week fixtures – Saturday, 7 January
- Northern Champions v Coastal Conquerors
- Southern Superstars v Western Legends
- Eastern Warriors v Central Gladiators